Debbie speaks with Brian about why designers shouldn’t think of themselves as mere problem solvers. “If you’re going to be future facing you can’t wait for a problem, because by the time a problem shows up at your desk it’s too late.” Listen to the full interview here.

Co-Founder & CCO Brian Collins closes his keynote at this year’s HOW Conference with a performance by the Chicago Mass Choir. See it in action here.

Wednesday Nov. 2nd we are very exciting to be hosting Cameron Kozcon, the founder of Fictive Kin, Teux Deux and Brooklyn Beta for our Collins Presents speaker series.

Brian Collins spoke in Amsterdam at the first international Brand New Conference. He was joined at the event by Michael Wolff, founder of Wolff Olins as well as a series of design thought leaders from around the world. More information about the conference and the featured speakers can be found here.

This week at COLLINS Presents we are hosting Todd Simmons, Vice President of Brand Experience & Design at IBM. Todd will be speaking about design, branding and experiential design at IBM. We may have a few extra seats, so stay tuned!

We’re thrilled to have Grilli Type’s Thierry Blancpain be the third guest in our COLLINS Presents speaker series.

Brian Collins spoke in Amsterdam at the first international Brand New Conference. He was joined at the event by Michael Wolff, founder of Wolff Olins as well as a series of design thought leaders from around the world. More information about the conference and the featured speakers can be found here.

Brian Collins talks to Tobias van Schneider about a number of topics including fame vs. mastery in Episode 10 of NTMY. Listen to the full episode here.

Brian Collins will be speaking at his alma mater, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, on Thursday, February 11.To register click here here.

Friends in the Bay Area: Brian Collins and Matt Luckhurst will present at the Apple Store May 7th, 6pm! Register here.

Brian will talk about how to create sustainable ideas through design at the Coca-Cola Design Summit in Atlanta March 12-13, 2015.

Lee Maschmeyer will be speaking at the Type Directors Club February 5 @ 6:30pm about generative typography & the story behind Typography 35.

COLLINS partner Leland Maschmeyer will be at Houston’s 2015 Design Week. His topic: why great experiences are the last competitive advantage a brand can keep.

DMI: Design Management Institute Webinar, “Branding New Frontiers” Brian Collins speaks with Pamela DeCesare about branding in the context of the social/mobile/co-created world.

Leland Maschmeyer delivered a talk about generative typography at the Type Directors Club. Think science fiction + typography. Watch it here.

COLLINS founding partner and ECD Leland Maschmeyer will speak at The Dieline Summit in Paris on the future of packaging. More here.

Brian COLLINS will speak at the AIGA Alaska on Friday, May 16th. If you’re in the wooly north, join us!

The 2014 World Economic Forum invites Brian Collins, founding partner and CCO, to speak. The WEF is an International Institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation.

Brian Collins and Leland Maschmeyer will be speaking at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design this October. If you’re in Boston we hope you can make it.